KOEI's Big PS2 Games

In a phone conversation today, KOEI told IGNPS2 that it has intends on bringing Kessen, its first PlayStation2 DVD game, and Shin Sangoku Musou to the US on the PlayStation 2.

Kessen is one of the original titles that KOEI and Sony demonstrated as one of the lead games for PlayStation 2, hyping the game as the first DVD title on the system, and its phenomenal ability to show dozens of real time characters (on their horses) moving in battle across large landscapes. The hype on this game is real, and the movies (seen in our old news archives) will show you why.

KOEI's first game, Kessen, will be accompanied by at least one other at launch in Japan, KOEI told IGNPS2, the second being Shin Sangoku Musou (the last part of the word meaning Dynasty Warriors, says KOEI). Shin Sangoku Musou is a mixed action/adventure/battle game with lots of characters and storyline subtleties.

KOEI also has two other games on the PlayStation2 list, Mahjong Taikai, and Soldnerschild 2. Mahjong, while popular in Japan, is not known in the US, and so it's likelihood in America is nil; but KOEI wasn't as direct about Soldnerschild 2, which the company hasn't quite decided upon just yet.

KOEI couldn't comment on when these two games would appear in the US, but a representative said he hopes they'll be ready to at launch.